Why is it die Enteignung?

Enteignung ends in -ung, and nouns ending in -ung are feminine: in a German dictionary, 99% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -ung
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Forced task of private property forced by the authorities

[1] durch die Obrigkeit erzwungene Aufgabe von Privateigentum

Examples

[1] Due to the expropriation, the farmer lost his land

[1] Durch die Enteignung verlor der Bauer sein Land.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Enteignung die Enteignungen
Genitiv der Enteignung der Enteignungen
Dativ der Enteignung den Enteignungen
Akkusativ die Enteignung die Enteignungen

Pronunciation

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